I visited montreal in feb. and had no issues finding good beer but not much in the way of brewery tours. I really wanted to check out dieu de ciel but when we got there it was packed so tight the door almost wouldnt close.
Ok so I haven't updated in a while on my hops. Both 1st year I planted Columbus and Cascade just before start of June. Columbus did amazing grew up around 13 ft and produced 1 lbs 2.4 oz of delicous hops!!! the cascades not so well but I think they were stunted because I stupidly put a shovel threw the rhizome...(i know, i know) anyway the grew to around 7 ft and I only got .3oz off them this year. but still not bad for a first year. Just had first frost so will be cutting down the bines and mulching this week.
I hear Chinook does really well up here - planning to plant one alongside our second year centennial and challenger hops. I'm about to brew my first batch with the centennials this weekend, but I'm not sure if we left them too long on the bine before picking. They smelled strongly of citrusy goodness before drying, but now the aroma isn't very strong... perhaps even a bit cheesy. Fingers crossed. I'm in Edmonton by the way.
Where do you Winnipegers order your ingredients from¿ Is there a good place that ships to Canada and carries most things?
If you have to ship anything then obk can't be beat. Shipping to northern alberta kinda sours the deal a little though, I wish they offered free shipping over a certain amount. I did find a local shop in Edmonton that matches obk prices so I've been using them for the past couple months. I'd suggest looking at a local store first if you can before ordering online.
Put a half dozen items in the cart, 20...shipping was another 10
There's a Simcoe/Muskoka homebrewing club that meets at Barnstormer Brewing in Barrie. Third Sunday of the month, 2-6 in the afternoon. Might be worth checking out.Hey everyone located in Barrie, Ontario looking to find some local Brewers to learn the trade. No experience but very interested
Which store in Edmonton is same price as OBK?
I shop at winning wines Plus in Sherwood park. It's still a few hrs from me but I plan ahead if I'm going to be in Edmonton for a weekend then I'll email down to them and get my order all sorted out ahead of time. Their selection isn't huge if you go in last minute but they will order you anything if you let them know ahead of time.
Anybody know when/if OBK will be having an hop sale? I was hoping to see something for Black Friday, but unfortunately no.
Just wanted to say hi because I had NO IDEA how big this forum was and was so excited to find more Canadians.
Currently living in Frankfurt, Germany, so if you are ever in my neck of the woods, feel free to send me a message.
EDMONTON ALL-GRAIN BREWERS!
With the crappy river water supply we have, what are you guys doing for water? About a year ago and following struggles with the local water, I switched to RO with mineral and lactic acid additions for improved mash pH control. Are you all doing the same, or something totally different?
I look up our water profiles on the Epcor report. Then I'll adjust accordingly due to our moderate hardness. I also use RO as well and add salts from time to time especially for lighter styles.
One thing I must have are the Potassium Met. tablets to drive off the chloramine.
That being said, I never really had huge problems. Spring months when there is a lot of runoff is when the water is over chlorinated and tastes different. other than that time I'm usually ok with our tap water. I also carbon filter it before I treat it for chloramine too.
Thanks Squared. It was the fluctuating mineral and chloramine content plus need for campden tablets that had me switching to RO water. When I found I could get 5 gallon refills at Crappy Tire for only $1, I just decided to stay with it. Glad to know the tap supply is working for you. I might try it again some time. Do you find certain styles work better for your water?
Hey everyone.
Fredericton, New Brunswick here.
(basically a complete newbie) Just doing basic wine kits and wort or syrup kits. Planning on moving to grain soon
Small world, Fredericton here as well!
Another Edmontonian here. Just getting my feet wet, learning the basics with extract brews. Also in the early stages of planning a keezer. Let me know if you know of any Edmonton stores that have good deals going, or if there are any online retailers in Canada doing anything interesting.
I'll probably head out to an Edmonton Homebrewers Guild meeting at some point as well. Hope to meet some of you incredible brewers there!
saskatoon ag brewer here! probably 4 years in off and on. but going strong! part of a collective to start up a brewing cooperative. check out http://www.temperancebrewing.ca/!
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